In June 2011, this was the closest I came to eating the first fruit off my Fig Black Genoa. But those hopes were dashed you see. Winter stopped them growing any further, and then some bloody rodent came along and finished the job. So now it is Autumn 2012, and what do we have here? … Continue reading »
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Aged Sunflower
It was small so it grew turned big and yellow then it knew this Summer Sun would come undone bring Autumn’s dawn …stretch then yawn! Now sleep as soil to rise anew Springtime come so soon? Continue reading »
Fresh Homegrown Tomatoes
What do I see wandering around the garden – a tomato that survived against all the odds! A couple of days on the kitchen bench should be all it needs. Couldn’t be more fresh. And plenty more where that one came from – nestled in a grove of Jerusalem Artichoke. Growing tomatoes from home is … Continue reading »
Transition Whitehorse Collects Coffee Grounds
What a pleasant surprise to see this article in the Whitehorse Leader. The Transition team for the Whitehorse area are making the most of used coffee grounds, collecting them from local cafes. Thanks guys – keep up the great work!! Related articles The Ground To Ground Map – Find Used Coffee Grounds (groundtoground.org) … Continue reading »
1000 Litre IBC Container for Water Storage
OK folks – Hit the arrow just below and let’s get started. We got us some work to do… I picked up three IBC containers recently, two of which are going into an aquaponics setup. The third one is going to help me with a drip system for the fruit trees and vegetables, and at … Continue reading »
Some Dos and Don’ts of Worm Farming
Once you’ve become aware of the sheer volume of material we send to landfill day in day out, you soon become wary of throwing anything away, even if it can’t be recycled. Food waste, for example, generally makes up a large part of what we end up sending to landfill sites. Whilst, we can’t ‘recycle’ food waste … Continue reading »
Easy Way to Make Leafmold
Leafmold is a wonderful material and this is not the first time in covering it on the site. This is a series of photos that show just how easy it can be to produce leafmold fit for the garden. So here is all what you need to make it: A big black plastic bag of … Continue reading »
